Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) runs upcourt after scoring against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball playoff series in San Antonio, Saturday, April 20, 2019. Denver won 117-103. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Nikola Jokic

Jokic playfully yelled to the 20 or so reporters to hurry up so he could go on with his preparation for Tuesday’s Game 5.

“I want to say something good about him, but he’s over there,” Millsap quipped.

Told that he’d been scurried away to another interview, Millsap obliged.

“Joker’s not your typical young guy,” Millsap said. “If you asked me what age he is, I’d think he’s 30. But then when you have a conversation with him and you watch him with his video games …” Millsap trailed off. “He knows what this moment is about.”